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30-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
Family Factor Is Foremost in Foretelling Heart Disease Risk
American Heart Association (AHA)

As many as half of the children and siblings of individuals with diseased coronary arteries may have signs of atherosclerosis, even though they have no symptoms of heart or vessel disease. (Circulation, 1-24-01)

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
German Literature, Sexuality of 18th Century Scrutinized in New Book
Whitman College

Eighteenth century German literature is scrutinized through the lens of queer theory by Robert Tobin in his new book "Warm Brothers: Queer Theory and the Age of Goethe," published this year by the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
Life of Economically Important Blue Crab
North Carolina State University

A pair of marine biologists at NC State University is exploring the spawning migrations of the blue crab, one of the most economically and ecologically important fishery species in the Chesapeake Bay and in the coastal waters of North Carolina.

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
Earth's Invisible Magnetic Tail
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

The first global views of our planet's magnetosphere, captured by NASA's IMAGE spacecraft, reveal a curious plasma tail that stretches toward the Sun.

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
Greening of the Red Planet
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

A hardy microbe from Earth might one day transform the barren ground of Mars into arable soil. Scientists discussed the possibility at a recent NASA-sponsored conference.

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
DNA Test May Improve Colon Cancer Screening Accuracy
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic researchers are leading a nationwide clinical trial on a new way to detect colon cancer. The test, which requires only a stool sample, detects DNA that is shed from precancerous colon polyps and early-stage colon cancer. (Mayo Clinic Health Letter, 2-01)

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
Call the Bone Phone
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Too many people are unaware of the risk factors and consequences of osteoporosis, says a UAB registered dietitian.

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
Study to ID Blacks with Arthritis
University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB has received a $4.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a registry of blacks with early rheumatoid arthritis.

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
Institute to Tackle Nation's Declining Math Literacy
West Virginia University - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

To address the critical national issue in math literacy, West Virginia University has announced creation of an Institute for Math Learning.

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
Stop & Think School Reform Program Chosen as National Model
University of South Florida

The nationally known University of South Florida school reform program, Project ACHIEVE, and its Stop & Think social skills component have been selected as a model program by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Center for Substance Abuse Prevention in Rockville, Md.

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
New Book Looks at Baseball Legend
University of Alabama at Birmingham

The new book "Bottom of the Ninth: An Oral History on the Life of Harry 'The Hat' Walker" (2000) examines the life of a baseball legend whose game-winning hit in the 1946 World Series gave St. Louis the victory over Boston.

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
Pollution Not Cancer Factor
University of Alabama at Birmingham

The nation's "cancer epidemic" was caused solely by cigarette smoking, and environmental pollution played little role in it, say UAB researchers. (Journal of Clinical Oncology 1-1-01)

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
When Medtime Interferes with Bedtime
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Congestive heart failure patients sometimes skip their daily dose of diuretics to avoid embarrassing urinary accidents in public -- an unfortunate side effect of the medicine.

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
Geologist Helps Search for Water on Mars
University of South Florida

Researchers from MIT, University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of South Florida have found evidence of water in rocks found from meteorites from Mars and that significant amounts of water may still exist in the Martian interior. (Nature, 1-25-01)

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
Major Northeastern "Center for Jewish Studies"
University at Albany, State University of New York

President Karen Hitchcock of the University at Albany has announced plans to create a Center for Jewish Studies that will eventually establish Albany as the hub of Jewish Studies for the State University of New York system and for public higher education in the Northeast.

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
6-Lecture Series Addresses Conflicts in Democracies
University at Albany, State University of New York

This semester at the University at Albany, six internationally recognized speakers-writers, scholars, policy experts, and labor organizers-will address cracks in democracy and the attempts to heal them in South Africa, Latin America, and the U.S. in the lecture series "Cultures of Conflict and Reconciliation."

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
A Little Chocolate for a Healthy Heart
Mayo Clinic

Two recent studies have found that some chocolate products contain high levels of antioxidant flavonoids. These plant-based compounds limit the effects of lipoprotein (LDLs) components in the harmful kind of cholesterol. (Mayo Clinic Health Letter, 2-01)

Released: 27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
Portable Defibrillators Saving Lives
Mayo Clinic

Despite its name, many people can survive sudden cardiac death if they have access to fast, appropriate medical care, and the likelihood of getting that care in time is improving. (Mayo Clinic Health Letter, 2-01)

27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
The Topsy Turvy World of Quantum Computing
IEEE Spectrum Magazine

The spin of an atom has become the basis for quantum computers that can factor large numbers into prime numbers quickly; the implications for encryption are alarming.

27-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
The Pipe Dream of Internet Voting
IEEE Spectrum Magazine

The recent national election created qualms about voting systems, but Internet voting may not be any better.



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